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“Jews who invested their political lives in the Democratic Party were rewarded with a resolution that failed to uniquely address the unique hate directed against them. A resolution against ‘all hate’ is not a resolution against anti-Semitism, but a garbage resolution that I would have voted against.”

Yaakov Menken, Managing Director of the Coalition for Jewish Values, discusses the need for a conservative Jewish voice, the “offensive” fabrication that President Trump is anti-semitic, abortion, and why he doesn’t want an anti-Semitic monument torn down.

They also sounded the alarm ahead of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s scheduled appearance at Islamic Relief USA, “whose parent organization and chapters have documented ties to terrorist organizations.”

“These absolutist positions — I’m ‘pro-life,’ I’m ‘pro-choice’ — neither one does it justice,” said Rabbi Yaakov Menken, of the Coalition for Jewish Values, a conservative Orthodox group. “The Jewish community for sure can’t comfortably fit in either extremist box, because we’re not.”

At CPAC — a discussion about Israel, abortion laws, the CJV and more.

Coalition for Jewish Values rabbis: ‘Positions moderate compared to statements, positions, outright support for terror of several Arab MKs.’

The intervention of the AJC and AIPAC is both startling and deeply troubling. Considering the support for terrorism shown by multiple Arab [Knesset members], to uniquely criticize Otzma Yehudit seems to reflect bias against Jews, rather than a sincere desire for the elimination of hatred and bigotry on all sides.

“We believe in protecting the environment, but in a way that lets us benefit from the world’s resources,” CJV managing director Yaakov Menken told JNS. “We should be concerned that people are taking the Green New Deal seriously because they only like it as a vague concept. Once you get to the details, who is going to pay for upgrading ‘all existing buildings’?”

“Our consistent view is that American Jews should not be telling Israelis how to run their country.”

Reid Lehman: “I appreciate that the Coalition for Jewish Values, a national organization, stands with us. The Catholic Diocese stands with us.” [At 03:28]